Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-22
TIE RAILROADS.
PROVISIONS OF NE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE BILL.
Tie Measure as Agreed Upol by Bath
Houses Of Congress.

by telegraph to the DispatchI
WAerMG1oy, January 2l.-Ihc in
tcr-State commerce bill as agreed upon
by both houses Of Congress In its lst
section applies the provisions of this act
20 any common carrier engaged IN the
transportation OF passengers wholly 10y
railroad or partly 10y railroad and partly
by water, when both are under D CON
mon control, management. or arrange
ucnt. through more than one Stat or
tGTitoIy, or from any place in the
tuited States TO an adjacent foreign
country. IT defines the term rail
road to include all bridges and fer
li,s used OF operated by any railroad.
~ charges made for any service rem
!crcd in transportation of pass myers or
mopsIty shall be- reasonable and Just,
and very unjust and unreasonable
Charge for such service is prohibited
and declared 10 bc unlawful
Section makes r. unlawful far a-v ..1mmon
carrier subject 10 Ia" provisions OF this "a 70
charge. demand. collect or receive, directly or
Indirectly, from any ers0n or persons greater
or less compensation for any service rendered
IN ne trans p0r'atiou 81 passenger OF properly
than 10 chargCs. demands. collects. or receives
from any other pcr'on or persons for doing Tor
him or Them like aud COntcmpOIaurOls service
ir tr6rsI ortHtion e., ike kind Of traiflr nm Ter
M stGntally similar circ Imstance- ana con-
| difiouH
Section makes IL unlawful for any com
mon carrier subject t. tho prOvi 'ion- OF thi5
| act To make or give any undue or unrcason-
! ntlc preference or edFhntaEe 10 any parhti-
lar person, company, nrm, corporation, or 10
| calty. or any particular description Of rali'
| Every common caTier subject 10 the provi-
| siOus cf this act shall according u their re-
ApcctiNc powers Ht1Ori al reasonable, proper.
| and equal facilities for the Interchange OF
tTNfic between their respective limos aud for
rcceiyue. forwarding, and delivery If pa,sen-
gers and property to and from their several
| lines aud those connecting herewith. and shall
| Of Discrimination their rates and charges
| otwoch such connecting lines.
Sections and , 0ong-aud-short-
haul and pooling scctions) are as fol-
lows:
section T. That II ehall be unlawful for any
.ommon carrier subject 20 tho provisions Of
his G"t 10 charge or receive any greater com
JCIsUtion iu the aggregate for the trau-pOrta-
lion q passengers Or Of Ike kind Of property,
under sui stantially similar circumstances and
conditions, for a shorter than for longer dis
lance over the same line IN tho Same direction
BE shorter being included within longer dis
inr,cs; hut this shall not be- construed a.
authorizing any common carrier within the
tcim Of this net 10 charge AMI receive
rs great con DcusafiCa f1S o shorter rs for q
longer distance: prov idc', ho~evcr. that upon
The Application 10 the commission appointed
under the provisions Of this net such common
AIrcr may, i'm special cases after investigation
3 the commission. be authorized 10 charge less
for longer than for shorter distances for the
transportation 81 passengers or property, and
The commission may from time % time pre-
~Iihc the extent 10 which such designate COM
mon carrier may De relieved from the operation
e this section of this act
Section .. That II shall be unlawful for any
common carrier subject 10 the provisions OF this
act enter into any contract, agreement com
liuatiOn with any other common carrier or car
rcrs for the pooling Of frcights Of different ana
connecting railroads. or 90 divide between them
ihc aggregate or net proceeds Of the earnings
# such railroads or any portion thereof; and
% any case Of an agreement FOR pooling o.
nc,ht~ aforesaid each dny of it, continuance
shall bee deemed separate offence.
Section requires that after ninety
days from the passage OF the act every
common carrier subject to It's pro
visions shall have printed and keep for
public inspection schedules showing it,
rates. fares, and charges, and in add
ion requiring the railroads to give
tbcm publicity at all Of the depot.
Oh their several lines. It gives
authority to the commission, where It j.
proper and necessary, to require them
to give publicity to their rates to other
places beyond the lines Of their several
railroads. II also provides that rates,
fares. and charges shall not bc raised.
except after ten days of public notice,
but that they may be reduced without
previous public notice The notice,
however shall be simultaneously with
The reduction itself.
Section makes it unlawful for any
common carrier To- enter INTO any COM
bination or any agreement to prevent
the carriage of frcights from being con
tinuous from the place Of shipment to
the place Of destination.
Section declares that any common
carrier violating the provisions of the
act shall be- liable to the person or per
sons injured thereby for the full amount
of damages sustained in consequence
of such violation, togctherw with reason
able counsel or attorneys fees.
The 9th section provides that per
sons claiming to have been damaged by
the action of common carriers may
proceed for the recovery of their dam
ages either in the courts of the United
States or before the Commission herein
provided for, but not before both tn
iunals
Ihc 10th section makes il a penal
offence to violate any of the provisions
of this act, and puts the maximum Of
the fine which may be imposed at the
sum Of Zoo.
The eleven following sections contain
the commission features of the biz.
J hey provide for commission 10 con
sist Of five persons, whose term of Office
shall bc for six years, except for the
first appointments. which are to be- for
two. three, four, five, and SIX years.
The members of this commission are 30
he appointed Icy the President, by
and with the advice OF the Senate.
Their principal office shall bc in
Washington, but they may hold
sessions at other places than Washing
ton. and n single member Of the com
mission may take testimony anywhere
as may be- directed by the commission.
These commissioners have salaries OF
81. 500 each. The commission has
power to appoint il secretary with an
annual salary Of $500, and has au-
thorty to employ and fix the compen-
sation of such other employees as it
nay find necessary to the proper per
formancc Of its duties subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the In
terror.
Section - provides that nothing con
tanned in this act shall abridge the |
remedies now existing at any common |
law or by statute
Section % appropriates 10000 for |
the purposes Of this act for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1883.
Section "a provides that theproyisiOns |
of sections ii and Is of this act relating |
to the appointment and organization of !
the commission herein provided for
shall take effect Immediately, and the !
remaining provisions of this act shall
take effect sixty days after date.
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